HPF Alpaca Fiber - SOLD OUT!

Well we did it. We sold the rest of our alpaca fiber for the year! Now if we could only do that with all the llama fiber we've got stored up.

The American Alpaca Fiber Federation (AAFF) Mobile Alpaca Fiber Processing Trailer pulled in to Green Bay today to pick up fiber from member farms and we were one of those farms. Everyone was really nice. Thomas showed me samples of alpaca thread and denim. The denim samples had different percentages (up to 50%) of alpaca thread in them. The alpaca denim was very nice and looked just as durable as regular denim but had a softer feel to it in comparison to the non-alpaca denim. I'm not sure how much fiber will be used in the end product when they are able to produce the Paca Blues Jeans but I know that people will really love wearing them.

I'm not sure if you've seen the postcards and advertisements for the AAFF, but if you have, you've seen Thomas' daughter Emily with her alpaca. Emily is touring the country with the fiber processing trailer. I had to get a photo of her and her father at the back of the trailer where the ad is posted. I thought it was kind of cool to see the actual model from the ads going from farm to farm across the country picking up fiber for the jeans she'll be modeling some day.

It was a really good experience to meet them all and hear their enthusiasm for this project. They'll be attending a fashion show in Paris later this year to promote their alpaca denim product and hopefully generate more interest in the American alpaca fiber market. I'm really glad to be a part of this and hope to bring a little bit of alpaca into more homes across the United States. Just think, we could be wearing jeans made out of fiber from our very own alpacas! That's really cool.